"What's meant to happen will happen sooner or later."
Leo didn't react much to the two pieces of information in the Fate Wizard Book, as he was already prepared after the reminder from the Beast Blood Boiling Stigmata Wizard.
It's just unexpected that after fifty years without any news, such a coincidence has suddenly brought them together. No one would believe they didn't know each other.
Leo was initially relieved that they might have forgotten him, but it turned out they hadn't.
"Respected Bitter Wind Stigmata Great Wizard, I have no plans to join any organization. Thank you for your invitation. If I ever consider joining any organization in the future, I will contact you."
At the same time, send the exact same message to the Qi and Blood Frenzy Stigmata Great Wizard. These two are representative figures of the elemental side and the body refinement side, respectively.
Their so-called research association is actually just a facade for two major factions. It may seem like a relaxed research association, but in reality, it's about choosing sides.
If it were a Stigmata Wizard who knew nothing without any prompting, he might have joined without even realizing it. After all, a request from Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard is not so easy to refuse. Unfortunately for him, Leo already knew their methods.
Leo quickly received a reply, "Don't rush to refuse. You can take a look at the benefits our research association offers; you can't find them anywhere else."
The two Stigmata Great Wizard gave almost identical replies, and even their benefits were nearly the same. However, after seeing the benefits they offered, Leo's face turned as ugly as if he had stepped in dog poop.
These are the manifestations in the Fate Wizard Book.
"In order to enhance the strength of our members and prepare for the upcoming great war with the Returning Breath World Cluster, our research association has launched an expeditionary war lasting 500 to 1500 years."
"A total of 307 locations worldwide have been accurately identified. By joining our research association, you will enjoy the right to access world information at half price."
"If you don't believe there's so much information about the worlds, you can apply to access the Level 3 gladiatorial tournament held sixty years ago in the Sword of Winter Death Arena. That tournament featured a large number of Level 3 life forms from unfamiliar worlds, and the research team located their worlds through their information."
The Qi and Blood Frenzy Stigmata Great Wizard said their Body Refinement Research Association has 307 worlds waiting to be conquered, while the Bitter Wind Stigmata Great Wizard has 300, making a total of 607 worlds waiting to be conquered.
Their meaning is very simple: as long as you join us, you will have the right to participate in expeditions and share the spoils of war in these worlds.
If you don't join us, sorry, we won't include you. These 600+ worlds have nothing to do with a single energy crystal you possess.
Leo's expression was grim because he had the same idea during that gladiatorial competition: to collect information on hundreds of powerful figures from other worlds, which he had carefully stored in the Shadow Space.
He had originally planned that after advancing to the Stigmata and becoming familiar with the changes in strength, he could use this information to find the location of their world, and then launch an expedition to plunder a large amount of resources.
While he was still adjusting to the power changes at the Stigmata Level, this information about the world had already been obtained by other Stigmata Wizard.
It's not just one or two... it's 607!!!
This means that all the other powerful figures from other worlds who participated in that competition, unless they were under the rule of the Wizard World, would have been wiped out.
It's no wonder Leo was in a good mood when someone else beat him to what he wanted to do!
Moreover, this incident demonstrates that the strength of the two major factions in the Wizard World far exceeds Leo's expectations.
While most Stigmata Wizard are racking their brains to find a completely new world, these two major schools of thought have already produced hundreds of worlds.
No wonder they can gather most of the Stigmata Wizard in the Wizard World; with such methods to win people's hearts, who could refuse?
The wealth of the Gnoll in this miniature world directly transformed Leo from being heavily in debt to becoming incredibly rich.
There are now 607 worlds; how much wealth must be contained within them?
Leo couldn't deny that for a fleeting moment she was completely smitten, but Leo quickly suppressed her restless heart.
"I'm truly sorry, but I'm currently in the stage of familiarizing myself with my strength and have no plans for an expedition. Thank you again for your request, but I have no intention of joining any faction."
Leo once again declined the invitations from both major factions, while also stating that he would not join either. The underlying meaning was that he was aware of the power struggles within the wizarding elite, and that he would remain neutral and not offend anyone.
"It's okay, you're welcome to join us anytime if you change your mind!"
The exchange seemed to be going well, but Leo knew he had offended two major powers. A level four wizard daring to repeatedly refuse their offers of recruitment meant that, in their eyes, he must be ungrateful.
"That's good, I reckon our peaceful days won't last much longer," Leo said to Yaoyao.
"It doesn't matter. You're not an ordinary level four wizard. If they really wanted to do something to you, it wouldn't be so easy." Yaoyao had complete confidence in Leo.
This inexplicable confidence was not without reason, because in the past fifty years, only he knew the extent to which Leo's strength had improved.
Although the understanding of the power of the Stigmata Wizard is still in its initial stage, and the burst attack power has only reached the lowest level of 800 times, the integration of the power of the various systems has been initially completed.
With basic attributes maxed out, the domain system complete, nuclear fusion fully under his control, and the Soul Splitting Technique perfectly demonstrated in numerous experiments with slaves.
Instead of using mass sacrifices to replenish the energy of the Shadow Space, Leo, after discovering that nuclear fusion could replenish the space's energy, built thirty nuclear fusion devices that continuously released energy into the Shadow Space.
Nuclear energy can be converted into elemental energy through a series of complex transformations.
Originally, we planned to apply this conversion ability to the New Earth, but energy conversion itself requires elemental energy to initiate it. The energy conversion rate is 1.2, which means that 1 unit of elemental energy can initiate the conversion and ultimately yield 1.2 units, an increase of 20%, which is a very good effect. However, the New Earth has not yet reached the minimum energy requirement for activation, so we had to give up on this idea.
Fifty years have passed, and the 20% increase in energy has resulted in a vast amount of energy accumulated in the Shadow Space, enough to power the Power of Laws against enemies.
Thus, the seemingly insignificant Shadow Space has become Leo's trump card.
Nuclear fusion truly lives up to its reputation as having limitless energy, once again proving its great worth to Leo!
The simultaneous completion of the combat system allowed Leo to unleash strength slightly above the level of Fourth-Level Stigmata, enabling him to face even when targeted.
This was still before Leo had fully mastered the Stigmata Level sorcery. He had been busy with other things in the early stages, and since research on Stigmata Level sorcery required a lot of time, he postponed the project.
Aside from the fact that research into witchcraft has not yet begun, there is also the issue of using the black cube module.
The power of the cosmic-level treasure was too great. After studying it for a while, Leo felt that it was too profound. The Power of Laws contained within it exceeded Leo's current understanding. He dared not use it rashly until he found a foolproof method.
Finally, there's the issue that didn't exist originally: the expeditions to other worlds. I originally thought that I could use the information I gained in the Tier 3 gladiatorial arena to locate them, which would be enough to find a large number of worlds, making the Stigmata stage easier.
As a result, the premature actions of the two major schools left Leo with nothing, shattering his dream and forcing him to start the search anew.
The wizarding civilization possesses abundant knowledge and various methods for finding valuable worlds in the universe. Once all are learned, and a certain amount of time is invested, one can find worlds that have not yet been explored.
After writing his request into the Fate Wizard Book, Leo received a price in exchange for this knowledge—not high, only 500,000 energy crystals.
To the wealthy, this is just a number; this amount of money is nothing to Leo. Leo quickly obtained the knowledge he wanted.
Leo already knew from his previous studies how the wizarding civilization sought out valuable worlds; this purchase of knowledge was merely to supplement the details within that knowledge.
The first method is to release a large number of reconnaissance robots, the kind that Leo put into the Gnoll World, each only the size of a fingernail.
A large number of reconnaissance robots were launched into space, allowing them to fly freely. When they approached a planet with signs of life, the reconnaissance robots would automatically adjust their direction to enter the planet and immediately transmit the information, coordinates, and internal conditions of the planet back to the Wizard World.
This method of finding expeditionary targets is rather cumbersome, requiring a large number of reconnaissance robots, and the time it takes is uncertain, potentially ranging from thousands to tens of thousands of years.
Furthermore, 99.99% of reconnaissance robots fail to find a usable planet; they are more likely to be destroyed in space.
However, once found, the information is very intuitive; the wizarding civilization can directly pinpoint its location and visually observe the world's interior through video.
Therefore, although this method is the most cumbersome, it is still a preferred approach for Stigmata Wizard.
In particular, they didn't launch reconnaissance robots into space within the wizarding civilization; they launched them again in other conquered worlds.
Planets or planes near the wizarding civilization have long been under the rule of the Wizard World; there is simply no world here that has not yet been conquered.
To find a world that has never been conquered, we must venture further afield.
After learning the technique, Leo immediately notified the academy, instructing them to launch a large number of reconnaissance robots into the depths of space through the Gnoll World. He also arranged for people to constantly monitor the monitors and report back to him as soon as the reconnaissance robots sent back any messages.